News, Updates, and Discussions on next-gen A100 Supra

[BMWAF]

Go check out what the bimmerpost insider posted awhile back. BMW did not want to pair a 6MT to the B58. Toyota was the driving force behind the whole thing.

Yeah.. I don't believe everything I read. Think about it for a second.. a large company like BMW doesn't just do things it doesn't have to.. especially if it "[doesn't] want to." There is far more likely a fiscal reason behind it - for example if Toyota footed the development bill for the MT, BMW may as well offer it in their car as its a veritable very cheap date.

Regardless the G29 is on life support and if anyone really believes that it’s getting another gen needs a reality check.

Agreed. I think the only reason the Z4 wasn't killed off prior to this generation was Toyota's partnership funding. Furthermore, since they are intimately connected, (and I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion) the J29 is on the very same life support.

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[C-Pike]

Yeah.. I don't believe everything I read. Think about it for a second.. a large company like BMW doesn't just do things it doesn't have to.. especially if it "[doesn't] want to." There is far more likely a fiscal reason behind it - for example if Toyota footed the development bill for the MT, BMW may as well offer it in their car as its a veritable very cheap date.

Agreed. I think the only reason the Z4 wasn't killed off prior to this generation was Toyota's partnership funding. Furthermore, since they are intimately connected, (and I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion) the J29 is on the very same life support.

Fair enough, but hes been more right than wrong.

Yup nothing new there both cars are going to end production in 2026.

https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=901686

 

[F1 Silver Arrows]

Fair enough, but hes been more right than wrong.

Yup nothing new there both cars are going to end production in 2026.

https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=901686

I thought they may get an extension for 2027/2028?

 

[Bryster]

I thought they may get an extension for 2027/2028?

i was just thinking about that, will the last MY be 2027?

 

[gymratter]

I thought they may get an extension for 2027/2028?

it was only extended for 5 months. 10/25 to 3/26 iirc

 

[C-Pike]

i was just thinking about that, will the last MY be 2027?

it was only extended for 5 months. 10/25 to 3/26 iirc

That extra 5 months of production will probably be more than enough for a whole 27 MY supply.

 

[DEupra]

That extra 5 months of production will probably be more than enough for a whole 27 MY supply.

I’d assume a car finished in Austria 3/26 shouldn’t take longer than 4/5 months to get anywhere in the world even with shipping delays and tropical storms (like Hilary). At worst I’d think cars trickling into snowy parts of the USA getting into dealers fall of 2026 for a 3/26 build.

 

[C-Pike]

Whether the final MY is 26 or 27 the extension was probably requested by Toyota as a stop gap measure until the A100 arrives on sense.

 

[not_howard]

My prediction:

2025 new SC
2026 LFR
2027 new Supra

 

[Marsone]

‘27 would be an awfully long time without any more major changes to the platform. I’m interested to see what they have in store.

 

[supraboi]

‘27 would be an awfully long time without any more major changes to the platform. I’m interested to see what they have in store.

Maybe a facelift is still in the works?

 

[PerformanceSound]

I should be getting more info on the underbody brace soon. I want to know more about this, because it might be the catalyst for a convertible or targa offering.

 

[gor134]

rumors aside Z4 sales do not make a good case for another gen

Z4

2019	2,941
2020	2,364
2021	2,412
2022	1,565
2023	1,121

Supra

2019	2,884
2020	5,887
2021	6,830
2022	4,952
2023	1,912

Global numbers tell a different story. ~11.7k Z4s sold vs ~7.6k Supras sold globally, last year in 2022.

 

[C-Pike]

Global numbers tell a different story. ~11.7k Z4s sold vs ~7.6k Supras sold globally, last year in 2022.

Where were you able to pull those numbers from?

 

[not_howard]

Global numbers tell a different story. ~11.7k Z4s sold vs ~7.6k Supras sold globally, last year in 2022.

A bulk of those sales come from Europe. I only bring that up because with stricter EU emission laws coming in place soon I doubt developing a new low selling niche product like another Z4 will be BMW's top priority

https://carsalesbase.com/europe-bmw-z4/

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